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1978 Issues

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Price - 15p

Editor In Chief - Ray Coleman 

Assistant Editor - Michael Watts 

Features Editor - Chris Welch

News Editor - John Orme

Production Editor - Michael Oldfield

Published - Saturday

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Melody Maker that came out in 1978.

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Cover - Melody Maker - Volume 53 - Issue 01 - 7th January 1978.jpg

Volume: 53  - Number: 01

Price - 15p  Pages - 40

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

Coming Soon

7th January 1978

Front Cover - Tom Robinson

 

Articles and interviews:

 

Information Coming Soon

Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume: 53 - Number: 02

Price - 15p    Pages - 00

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for donating this issue

Coming Soon
Coming Soon

14th January 1978

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Coming Soon

28th January 1978

Volume: 53  - Number: 03

Price - 15p  Pages - 00

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for donating this issue

21st January 1978

Front Cover

 

Articles and interviews:

 

Coming Soon

Volume: 53  - Number: 04

Price - 15p Pages - 00

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for donating this issue

Front Cover

 

Articles and Interviews:

 

Coming Soon

Image by Cecilie Johnsen
Image by Cecilie Johnsen
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume: 53  - Number: 05

Price - 15p  Pages - 00

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Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help

4th February 1978

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Articles and Interviews:

 

Do Not Have Can You Help?

Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume: 53  - Number: 06

Price - 15p  Pages - 00

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Do Not Have Can You Help

11th February 1978

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Do Not Have Can You Help?

Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume: 53  - Number: 07

Price - 15p  Pages - 00

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Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help

18th February 1978

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Do Not Have Can You Help?

Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume: 53 - Number: 08

Price - 15p  Pages - 64

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Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help

25th February 1978

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Do Not Have Can You Help?

Volume: 53  - Number: 09

Price - 15p  Pages - 00

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4th March 1978

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Articles and interviews:

 

Do Not Have Can You Help?

Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume: 53  - Number: 10

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Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help

11th March 1978

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Do Not Have Can You Help

Image by Cecilie Johnsen
Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help
Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume: 53  - Number: 11

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Do Not Have Can You Help

18th March 1978

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Do Not Have Can You Help

Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume: 53  - Number: 12

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Do Not Have Can You Help

25th March 1978

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Do Not Have Can You Help

Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume: 53  - Number: 13

Price - 15p  Pages - 00

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Do Not Have Can You Help

1st April 1978

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Do Not Have Can You Help

Volume: 53  - Number: 14

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8th April 1978

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Articles and Interviews:

 

Do Not Have Can You Help

Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help
Image by Cecilie Johnsen
Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume: 53  - Number: 15

Price - 15p  Pages - 00

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

Coming Soon
Coming Soon

15th April 1978

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Coming Soon

Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume: 53  - Number: 16

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Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help

22nd April 1978

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Do Not Have Can You Help

Cover - Melody Maker - Volume 53 - Issue 17 - 29th April 1978.jpg

Volume: 53  - Number: 17

Price - 15p  Pages - 40

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

Coming Soon

29th April 1978

Front Cover - Bob Marley

 

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Information Coming Soon

6th May 1978

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Coming Soon

Volume: 53  - Number: 18

Price - 15p  Pages - 00

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for donating this issue

Image by Cecilie Johnsen
Coming Soon
Coming Soon

13th May 1978

20th May 1978

Image by Cecilie Johnsen
Image by Cecilie Johnsen

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Articles and Interviews:

 

Do Not Have Can You Help?

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Coming Soon

Volume: 53  - Number: 19

Price - 15p  Pages - 00

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Volume: 53  - Number: 20

Price - 15p  Pages - 00

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Coming Soon
Coming Soon
Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help
Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume: 53  - Number: 21

Price - 15p  Pages - 00

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

Coming Soon
Coming Soon

27th May 1978

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Coming Soon

Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume: 53  - Number: 22

Price - 15p  Pages - 00

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Coming Soon
Coming Soon

3rd June 1978

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Coming Soon

10th June 1978

17th June 1978

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Do Not Have Can You Help

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Do Not Have Can You Help

Volume: 53  - Number: 23

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Volume: 53  - Number: 24

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Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help
Image by Cecilie Johnsen
Image by Cecilie Johnsen
Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help
Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume: 53  - Number: 25

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24th June 1978

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Do Not Have Can You Help

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Volume: 53  - Number: 26

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1st July 1978

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Do Not Have Can You Help

8th July 1978

15th July 1978

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Do Not Have Can You Help

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Do Not Have Can You Help

Image by Cecilie Johnsen
Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume: 53  - Number: 27

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Volume: 53  - Number: 28

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Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help
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Volume: 53  - Number: 29

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Do Not Have Can You Help

22nd July 1978

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Do Not Have Can You Help

29th July 1978

Volume: 53  - Number: 30

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Articles and Interviews:

 

Do Not Have Can You Help

Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help
Image by Cecilie Johnsen

5th August 1978

12th August 1978

Image by Cecilie Johnsen
Image by Cecilie Johnsen

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Coming Soon

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Do Not Have Can You Help?

Volume: 53  - Number: 31

Price - 15p  Pages - 00

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Volume: 53  - Number: 32

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Coming Soon
Coming Soon
Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help
Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume: 53  - Number: 33

Price - 15p  Pages - 00

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Coming Soon
Coming Soon

19th August 1978

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Coming Soon

Cover - Melody Maker - Volume 53 - Issue 34 - 26th August 1978.jpg

Volume: 53  - Number: 34

Price - 15p  Pages - 56

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Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

Coming Soon

26th August 1978

Front Cover - The Rezillos

 

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Information Coming Soon

2nd September 1978

9th September 1978

Image by Cecilie Johnsen
Image by Cecilie Johnsen

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Do Not Have Can You Help

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Do Not Have Can You Help

Volume: 53  - Number: 35

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Volume: 53 - Number: 36

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Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help
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Volume: 53  - Number: 37

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Do Not Have Can You Help

16th September 1978

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Do Not Have Can You Help

Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume: 53  - Number: 38

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Do Not Have Can You Help

23rd September 1978

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Do Not Have Can You Help?

30th September 1978

7th October 1978

Cover - Melody Maker - Volume 53 - Issue 39 - 30th September 1978.jpg
Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume: 53  - Number: 39

Price - 15p  Pages - 80

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

Volume: 53  - Number: 40

Price - 15p  Pages - 00

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

Front Cover - Joan Armatrading

                        Elvis Costello

 

Articles and Interviews:

 

Information Coming Soon

Front Cover

 

Articles and Interviews:

 

Coming Soon

Coming Soon
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume: 53  - Number: 41

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Coming Soon
Coming Soon

14th October 1978

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Coming Soon

Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume: 53  - Number: 42

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Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help

21st October 1978

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Articles and Interviews:

 

Do Not Have Can You Help

Image by Cecilie Johnsen

28th October 1978

4th November 1978

Volume: 53  - Number: 43

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Volume: 53  - Number: 44

Price - 00p  Pages - 00

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for donating this issue

Front Cover

 

Articles and Interviews:

 

Do Not Have Can You Help

Front Cover

 

Articles and Interviews:

 

Coming Soon

Image by Cecilie Johnsen
Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume: 53  - Number: 45

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Do Not Have Can You Help

11th November 1978

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Do Not Have Can You Help

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Volume: 53 - Number: 46

Price - 15p  Pages - 80

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

Coming Soon

18th November 1978

Front Cover - Sham 69 /

                     The Commadores

 

Articles and Interviews:

 

Information Coming Soon

Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume: 53  - Number: 47

Price - 00p  Pages - 00

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for donating this issue

Coming Soon
Coming Soon

25th November 1978

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Coming Soon

2nd December 1978

Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume: 53  - Number: 48

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Do Not Have Can You Help

Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help

9th December 1978

16th December 1978

Image by Cecilie Johnsen
Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume:  53 - Number: 49

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Volume: 53  - Number: 50

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Do Not Have Can You Help

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Do Not Have Can You Help

Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help
Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume: 53  - Number: 51

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23rd December 1978

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Articles and Interviews:

 

Do Not Have Can You Help

Image by Cecilie Johnsen

Volume: 53  - Number: 52

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Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help

30th December 1978

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Do Not Have Can You Help

Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help

Free stuff

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